Top 100 Biggest Cities In Virginia (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Virginia Beach	437,464	0.5%
2	Norfolk	237,487	0.3%
3	Chesapeake	216,570	1.6%
4	Arlington	199,761	1.1%
5	Richmond	197,915	0.0%
6	Newport News	191,264	1.2%
7	Hampton	147,051	0.1%
8	Alexandria	137,602	1.2%
9	Portsmouth	100,783	0.1%
10	Roanoke	92,506	-0.5%
11	Suffolk	77,924	4.0%
12	Lynchburg	68,028	0.8%
13	Danville	45,684	-1.1%
14	Harrisonburg	42,784	1.1%
15	Charlottesville	40,827	0.4%
16	Blacksburg	40,622	0.4%
17	Manassas	36,322	0.8%
18	Leesburg	35,989	4.6%
19	Petersburg	32,395	-0.7%
20	Winchester	25,650	1.6%
21	Salem	24,751	-0.0%
22	Staunton	23,379	-0.4%
23	Hopewell	22,511	0.2%
24	Fairfax	21,997	0.3%
25	Herndon	21,880	0.1%
26	Fredericksburg	21,270	1.9%
27	Waynesboro	21,135	1.5%
28	Christiansburg	18,457	1.7%
29	Colonial Heights	17,515	0.7%
30	Bristol	17,425	0.1%
31	Radford	15,859	0.0%
32	Vienna	14,782	0.4%
33	Martinsville	14,776	-0.8%
34	Front Royal	14,321	1.0%
35	Williamsburg	11,895	-0.2%
36	Culpeper	11,882	4.1%
37	Poquoson	11,692	0.2%
38	Manassas Park	11,652	2.4%
39	Falls Church	10,891	0.9%
40	Pulaski	8,972	-1.1%
41	Warrenton	8,531	4.8%
42	Franklin	8,449	0.4%
43	South Boston	7,968	-1.2%
44	Wytheville	7,930	0.3%
45	Abingdon	7,825	0.2%
46	Vinton	7,712	-0.0%
47	Ashland	6,980	1.0%
48	Farmville	6,956	0.3%
49	Lexington	6,882	0.2%
50	Galax	6,737	-0.3%
51	Smithfield	6,712	1.1%
52	Buena Vista	6,352	–
53	Bedford	6,254	-0.2%
54	Covington	6,184	-0.4%
55	Marion	6,076	-0.8%
56	Richlands	5,679	-0.5%
57	Big Stone Gap	5,658	-0.3%
58	Emporia	5,543	-0.4%
59	Bridgewater	5,359	0.7%
60	Bluefield	5,158	-0.7%
61	Luray	4,833	-0.2%
62	Dumfries	4,781	-0.6%
63	Purcellville	4,643	5.0%
64	South Hill	4,521	-0.1%
65	Rocky Mount	4,494	-0.2%
66	Quantico	4,459	-0.3%
67	Orange	4,398	1.3%
68	Chincoteague	4,335	0.1%
69	Strasburg	4,291	1.0%
70	Tazewell	4,289	-0.7%
71	Woodstock	4,206	0.9%
72	Clifton Forge	4,022	-1.2%
73	Norton	3,637	-1.3%
74	Blackstone	3,587	-0.7%
75	Colonial Beach	3,444	1.4%
76	Altavista	3,348	-0.4%
77	Wise	3,243	-0.2%
78	Lebanon	3,182	-0.7%
79	Berryville	3,131	0.8%
80	West Point	2,963	0.6%
81	Broadway	2,871	5.1%
82	Pearisburg	2,740	0.0%
83	Hillsville	2,682	-1.1%
84	Elkton	2,610	-0.2%
85	Windsor	2,404	1.1%
86	Chase City	2,331	-1.0%
87	Shenandoah	2,301	-0.3%
88	Crewe	2,287	-0.8%
89	Saltville	2,230	0.3%
90	Amherst	2,199	-0.4%
91	Grottoes	2,174	0.0%
92	Tappahannock	2,151	0.1%
93	Dublin	2,148	-0.9%
94	Narrows	2,130	0.1%
95	Waverly	2,126	-1.6%
96	Gate City	2,069	-1.1%
97	Timberville	2,003	-0.1%
98	Coeburn	1,985	-0.3%
99	Mount Jackson	1,980	1.0%
100	New Market	1,820	0.9%

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